services within construction engineering and to other Bureaus and regional offices in areas related to the latest developments in design and construction technology.

(6) Assistant Director—Construction—

(i) Assistant Director. Directs those phases of construction engineering concerned with building construction and mechanization installation. Maintains construction and installation liaison and coordination with various bureaus and regional and local personnel. Supervises the management, administration, field supervision, and scheduling of Headquarters projects on leased, Federal or General Services Administration construction. Establishes construction policy and criteria for timely quality construction.

(ii) Building Division. (a) Manages and supervises departmental building construction projects including leased facilities, postal public buildings, and GSA projects which involve postal occupied space for both new construction, and major modernization and extension projects.

(b) Prepares and maintains building construction schedules; coordinates schedules with lessor or other bureaus; performs interim and final inspections for contract compliance and acceptance.

(c) Supervises and examines construction and installation of mechanical and electrical equipment and systems for compliance with contract documents and applicable codes; reviews and approves shop drawings of major pieces of mechanical and electrical equipment for design compliance.

(d) Provides estimates of material quantities, labor force requirements and related costs for forming preliminary schedule estimates, critical path method (CPM) reviews, and proposed departmental construction changes; examines all contractor cost proposals involving construction and utilities changes; certifies cost proposals to be fair and reasonable.

(iii) Mechanization Division. (a) Provides technical management, field supervision and administration of mail processing mechanization contracts for new and existing postal building construction projects; performs interim and final acceptance; inspections for contract compliance and recommends acceptance; conducts final warranty inspections and

recommends final closeout of mechanization contracts.

(b) Reviews contract proposals for changes affecting costs and time elements, and recommends appropriate action on proposals to the contracting officer.

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(c) Controls and negotiates change orders within authorized monetary limitations.

(d) Reviews and certifies reasonableness of contractors' requests for progress payments, final acceptance, and contract closeout payments.

(e) Approves contract engineering drawings, calculations, and selection of manufactured equipment.

(f) Supervises and inspects for contract compliance the installation of electronic control systems for mail processing mechanization, including interim and final acceptance inspections of such installations as an adjunct to acceptance of the total mechanization installation. Assists in final warranty inspections.

(g) Provides detailed review and checking of contractors' engineering drawings, calculations, and equipment selection.

(h) Provides detailed mechanical and electrical estimating for change proposals and field change orders.

(i) Reviews contractor's spare parts lists and recommends spare parts purchases to local and regional officials and Maintenance Division, Bureau of Facilities.

(j) Establishes and maintains construction schedules; coordinates with contractors and other bureaus.

(iv) Installations Liaison Division. (a) Represents the Bureau of Research and Engineering as a participating member of the Department's occupancy

committee.

(b) Provides Headquarters engineering personnel to furnish technical assistance to local management during initial mail processing systems start-up; coordinates necessary training, guidance, and instruction on operation of building utilities, maintenance, and other engineering matters.

(c) Coordinates major facility startup operations with other Headquarters Bureaus and Offices, regions, and local officials.

(d) Provides Departmental, local and regional officials with updated construc

tion and installation schedules, and informs the respective officials of dates training and indoctrination should be completed.

(e) Provides feedback to construction engineering divisions on problem areas, design inconsistencies and other related engineering matters during phase-in period.

(f) Provides liaison, technical guidance, and assistance to regional engineering officers on regional delegated projects, during startup and phase-in periods.

(g) Coordinates communications, reports, and information between regional, engineering local, and Headquarters

offices on projects in startup phase. [34 F.R. 846, Jan. 18, 1969]

(a) Directs the execution of policies, regulations and procedures and takes final action within his delegated authority on all matters relating to administration, operations and services within the region except National Headquarters field activities and other specific matters reserved to the Postmaster General and bureaus and offices of the National Headquarters.

(b) Manages, uses and controls manpower, allotted funds, facilities, and equipment within the authority delegated to the region.

(c) Directs management and operating surveys in post offices.

(d) Provides guidance and specialized assistance to post offices on mail processing, mail movement methods, and other postal operations.

(e) Exercises direct line authority over all officers and employees within the re

gions, except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section.

(f) Is responsible for the appraisal of performance and final rating of postmasters.

(g) Serves as Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer under Executive Orders 11246 and 11375.

(h) May direct activities of individuals whose responsibilities extend into other regions.

§ 823.2

Administrative Officer.

(a) Assists and, as directed, acts for the Regional Director in matters of organization, management, budget and other personnel administration, and regional office staff activities, and performs such other duties as assigned by the Regional Director.

(b) Directs the paperwork management activity throughout the region. § 823.3 Regional Counsel.

Represents the General Counsel in furnishing a broad scope of legal services and counsel to the Regional Director, his staff, and postmasters within the region. § 823.4 Deputy Regional Director, Op

erations.

(a) Assists the Regional Director in the overall management of the region. (b) Acts for the Regional Director in his absence or at his direction.

(c) Directs and coordinates all facets of mail operation within the region.

(d) Determines service approval for support projects, programs, and procedures connected with mail operation within the region.

(e) Keeps the Regional Director informed of field operations as related to requirements, plans, and goals.

(f) Acts as the focal point for all communication-directives, policies, procedures, projects, surveys, and programs-between the regional office and the post offices within assigned region. (g) Plans and directs postal service officer activities.

ations which require technical expertise in gaining solutions.

(c) Serves as a source of day-to-day information to the Deputy Regional Director, Operations, on needs and performance by postal installations.

(d) Contributes to the annual appraisal of postmasters.

(e) Maintains continuous observations of the postal service activities.

(f) Carries cut special assignments of the Deputy Regional Director, Operations, and, as directed, special assignments for other regional officials.

§ 823.6 Deputy Regional Director, Services.

(a) Assists the Regional Director in overall management of the region; acts for the Regional Director in his absence or at his direction; interprets and translates postal operation service requirements, for both within and between communities, issued by the Department, into the planning guidance necessary to develop and process detail plans for the postal region, provides policy, planning, procedure, program, and project support to the Regional Director and Deputy Regional Director, Operations, for operation of the postal system within the region on all matters relating to personnel, post office and delivery services, finance, facilities, logistics, industrial engineering, and marketing.

(1) Personnel Division. (i) Assists and advises the Regional Director and his deputies in all facets of personnel management to provide adequate and qualified employees to meet the postal operations requirements of the region.

(ii) Controls and supervises all activities and functions necessary for a progressive personnel management program under Departmental policies and procedures.

(iii) Provides personnel services for the local regional headquarters and for such other independent installations as may be assigned for administrative support.

(iv) Maintains liaison with various Federal, State, and local agencies having dealings with postal employees in the region, such as the U.S. Civil Service Commission, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Commerce.

(v) Gives technical advice and assistance to postmasters, operating officials, and employees in the region on matters

of recruitment, selection, promotion, performance, training and development, position ranking, testing and examination, discipline, grievances, health, safety awards, pay administration, benefits, labor relations, and Federal laws, regulations, and rules relating to civilian personnel.

(vi) Provides professional guidance to regional and installation officials and supervisors on equal employment, civil rights, employment of the handicapped, and labor relations affecting field service personnel.

(vii) Plans and directs the regional medical activities.

(viii) Inspects and evaluates the performance and staffing of personnel office activities in local post offices and other installations in the region.

(ix) Handles such special projects, field tests, and pilot studies as may be assigned by Departmental headquarters.

(x) Assures the timely accomplishment of all functions and activities assigned to the personnel division.

(xi) Participates with the Regional Director and other regional officials on programs and plans having personnel management implications.

(xii) Serves as the principal point of contact for all communications, written and oral, with the employee organizations.

(2) Post Office and Delivery Services Division. (i) Directs, coordinates and provides technical procedural guidance involving manpower and staffing in post offices and in all collection and delivery services, including general delivery, lock box, and window service requirements for the postal region.

(ii) Develops and recommends post office and delivery service plans.

(iii) Monitors, evaluates, reports, and, as directed, settles problems.

(iv) Develops, coordinates and assists in implementing changes in organization and staffing postal installations under Departmental policy and guidance.

(v) Reviews and coordinates complement and manhour allowances with appropriate regional organizational elements having a technical and functional interest; approves and releases allow

ances.

(vi) Participates in the preparation of and recommends budget and program plans.

(vii) Provides comments and operational concurrence on proposed methods improvements.

(viii) Directs the regional program for plant maintenance, including the operation and maintenance of buildings and building mechanical equipment; and the maintenance of mail processing systems and patron service equipment.

(ix) Direct the establishment, naming, operation, and discontinuing of classified and contract stations, branches and annexes within the postal region under Departmental policy and guidance.

(x) Directs, and coordinates and provides technical guidance on the delivery and vehicle services of the postal region.

(xi) Directs the regional vehicle maintenance program, providing maintenance guidance, training, and technical direction to post offices. Directs analysis of cost reports and directs vehicle disposal program.

(xii) Monitors, evaluates, reports, and as directed, settles problems in fulfilling delivery and vehicle service requirements.

(xiii) Reviews and provides comments on organization, staffing, complement, and man-hour allowances for carriers and vehicle services.

(xiv) Administers control of changes in city and rural routes, rural stations and assignment of vehicle utilization schedules.

(xv) Reviews and gives service approval to proposed methods, carrier case diagrams, and plant improvement plans relating to delivery and vehicle services.

(xvi) Coordinates with planning and distribution branch, logistics division, to provide technical guidance in scheme knowledge requirements for a wellqualified work force.

(xvii) Analyzes and recommends corrective action reports of delayed mail involving postal installation operating deficiences.

(xviii) Develops, specifies, coordinates, and approves operational requirements for postal installations.

(xix) Studies, specifies, directs and coordinates the Region operational plant utilization program.

(xx) Approves from an operating standpoint, site size, site location, building, equipment, and equipment arrangements.

(xxi) Installs and reviews prescribed work measurement systems and ap

praises system effectiveness; determines need for expansion of work measurement systems and promotes effective manpower utilization in post offices.

(xxii) Establishes performance goals and monitors system effectiveness as a basis for improvement; develops controls for effective man-hour use.

(xxiii) Identifies areas in operations when excessive manpower is evident and recommends corrective actions.

(xxiv) Evaluates effectiveness of mail handling systems as related to service requirements.

(xxv) Evaluates audit inspections of post offices by the Inspection Service and, with postmaster appraisals, determines the need for adverse action and processes such actions.

(3) Finance Division. (i) Provides the Regional Director and his deputies advice and assistance in regional financial management matters.

(ii) Advises and assists regional division directors as they develop programs and resource plans.

(iii) Provides technical financial management guidance and assistance to the regional office and post offices in the three major areas of financial endeavor-accounting programs, budget programs, and costs and surveys.

(iv) Conducts program and resource analyses and accumulates, interprets, and presents financial, statistical, and economic data; advises regional officials on trends for use of resources.

(v) Conducts cost and economic feasibility studies; prepares cost estimates of various sorts.

(vi) Participates in developing resource plans for postal installations.

(vii) Serves as regional office liaison with the postal data centers; gives technical direction and guidance to the chief accountant program through postmasters; and participates in management appraisals.

(viii) Directs and installs cost ascertainment procedures, as well as other statistical requirements of programs of the Bureau of Finance and Administration.

(ix) Provides training necessary to carry out division functions.

(x) Directs the regional program on banking policy and procedures; authorizes post office cash reserves and establishment of inactive bank balances of less than $20,000.

(xi) Develops, maintains, and operates a regional system of management information reporting, using latest techniques and all management data available.

(xii) Performs review of contractors' claims for public law adjustments.

(4) Facilities Division. (i) Assists the Regional Director and his deputies by administering construction, leasing, procurement, and supply, engineering, space mechanization and developmental programs and maintains program controls within delegated authority.

(ii) Develops long-range plans to meet space, supply, and equipment requirements within overall postal objectives.

(iii) Acquires, manages, and disposes of postal space, equipment and supplies and provides and maintains data for national related reporting systems.

(iv) Develops Federal building extension and improvement requirements and develops requirements and designs leased facilities.

(5) Logistics Division. (i) Applies Departmental directives pertaining to transportation service requirements and provides necessary guidance for developing, processing, implementing, and operating detailed transportation plans and programs for the postal region.

(ii) Plans, directs, and coordinates regional transportation and mail processing services.

(iii) Advises the Regional Director and his deputies of the capability of the postal region to meet planned and assigned transportation requirements.

(iv) Coordinates and recommends to the Deputy Regional Director, Services, the facilities, equipment, organization, and manpower under post office management needed to meet transportation requirements.

(v) Develops and maintains an integrated regional pattern for transporting all classes of mail consistent with national patterns and plans, and coordinates with similar patterns in adjoining regions.

(vi) Maintains liaison with common carriers; negotiates for the transportation of mail by railroads and highway vehicles and insures efficient use of these and air transportation, citing irregularities, and imposing penalties when warranted.

(vii) Provides program and technical guidance to postmasters in planning and operating mobile units, transfer offices, airport facilities, and truck terminals and determines the need for their establishment or discontinuance.

(viii) Coordinates transportation service and cost studies and plans with the regional finance division for appropriate guidance and inputs and to assure they are consistent with regional plans, budgets, and cost effectiveness analyses.

(ix) Directs the preparation of schemes (incoming and outgoing) and schedules governing the distribution and dispatch of mail and issuance of instructions for labeling mail.

(x) Provides technical guidance in scheme knowledge requirements for a well-qualified work force.

(xi) Develops and coordinates distribution and operating procedures to include the makeup, distribution, and dispatch of mail at all postal installations within the postal region.

(xii) Issues criteria governing diagrams of letter cases and pouch-andsack-racks, with emphasis on the adequacy of makeup and effect on service.

(xiii) Directs the repair, storage and distribution of mail bags; directs operations of the mail bag depositories and repair centers.

(xiv) Issues instructions on labeling, packing, makeup and dispatch of surplus mail equipment and makes periodic personal visits to insure that the instructions are being carried out.

(xv) Directs and coordinates railway, highway, and air and other transportation services for the postal region.

(xvi) Develops the technical aspects of the ZIP Code areas, and of ZIP Code directories.

(6) Industrial Engineering Division. (i) Develops and analyzes post office operational methods and procedures and recommends necessary changes.

(ii) Identifies areas for improvement in physical environment, space layout, and equipment that will increase productive mail handling capacity.

(iii) Participates in developing methods and techniques to insure, as applicable, orderly transition from manual to mechanized mail processing.

(iv) Verifies the accuracy and reasonableness of common carrier claims for